The dynamics of spine density changes

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 87-95

  Lieshoff, Carsten ^a   Bischof, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birds; Energy demands; Fitness; Imprinting; Learning; Neuronal networks; Plasticity; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOREBRAIN; LEARNING; MALE; NEOSTRIATUM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ANIMALS; DENDRITES; IMPRINTING (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEOSTRIATUM; NERVE NET; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; PROSENCEPHALON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SONGBIRDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037452849     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(02)00271-1     Document Type: Article

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